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Simplicity at its best –the Kelantanese Wau. Photos: Ye Choh San

What is maximaphily?

A maximum card is made up of three elements: The postcard, the stamp and the postmark. The object of maximaphily is to obtain a card where the stamp and picture are in close concordance, and the postmark corresponds with these pictures. If all three elements are concordant, then that card truly is a maximum card.

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